NHL: Niedermayer leads Ducks past Detriot

DETROIT -- Scott Niedermayer scored at 14:17 of overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 victory Sunday night over the Detroit Red Wings, evening the Western Conference finals at a game apiece.

Detroit went ahead for the first time 1:03 into the third period, when a two-man advantage created space for Pavel Datsyuk's one-timer off a crisp pass from Robert Lang.

The 3-2 lead didn't last long.

Travis Moen tied the game 4 minutes later, giving the Ducks their second straight goal that required a video review.

Swarming defense limited scoring chances for the rest of regulation and when shots did go toward the net, Detroit's Dominik Hasek and Anaheim's Jean-Sebastien Giguere turned them away. Hasek had 29 saves and Giguere finished with 24.

Game 3 is Tuesday night at Anaheim, Calif.

In the first two periods of Game 2, the Ducks took the lead twice and Detroit tied the game each time.

Rob Niedermayer scored at 17:04 of the first period and Kirk Maltby answered with a short-handed goal midway through the second.

Just as they did in the third period, the Ducks scored shortly after Detroit to quiet the crowd and stunt momentum.

Andy McDonald scored -- following a review -- a little more than a minute after Maltby to put Anaheim ahead 2-1. Nicklas Lidstrom tied it at 16:07 of the second period with a power-play goal.

Anaheim's win guarantees the series will not end with a sweep for the first time in four matchups.

Midway through overtime, Detroit's Mikael Samuelsson sent the puck over the glass and was called for a delay-of-game penalty.

Anaheim wasted the opportunity by not getting a shot on Hasek with the man advantage. The Niedermayer brothers made up for it.

Rob Niedermayer set up his brother, Scott, for a shot from the right circle that went through traffic and found an opening between Hasek and the post.

If the Red Wings didn't have Hasek in net, they likely would've lost in regulation.

The six-time Vezina Trophy winner made numerous tough saves, including getting his left arm in the way of a shot with a twisting, diving stop.

Anaheim outshot Detroit 33-27 and controlled the puck and game for much of the night, but unlike Game 1 when the same appeared to be true, the Ducks had something to show for it. The Red Wings won the series opener 2-1.

Notes: The Ducks scratched F Chris Kunitz, who scored their only goal in Game 1, from the lineup because of an upper-body injury and started the third period without F Shawn Thornton because of a lower-body injury. ... Team Canada, led by general manager Steve Yzerman, beat Finland 4-2 Sunday to win the world hockey championships. Yzerman retired last summer after 22 seasons -- all in Detroit -- and works for the organization as a vice president.